Al Wahda power plant

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Al Wahda power plant is an announced power station in El Wahda Dam, Taounate, Morocco.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Al Wahda power plant El Wahda Dam, Taounate, Morocco 34.57428, -5.10407 (approximate)[1][2]

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 announced[3] gas[4] 450[3] gas turbine[4] not found not found
Unit 2 announced[3] gas[4] 450[3] gas turbine[4] not found not found

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Office National de l'Électricité du Maroc (ONE)[2] Office National de l'Électricité du Maroc (ONE) [100.0%]
Unit 2 Office National de l'Électricité du Maroc (ONE)[2] Office National de l'Électricité du Maroc (ONE) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/El+Wahda+Dam/@34.5735686-5.10673143293m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m23!1m16!4m15!1m6!1m2!1s0xd756747d0abc4a7:0x2b7584cef57630da!2sTaounate+Province+Morocco!2m2!1d-4.8105955!2d34.5026896!1m6!1m2!1s0xd0ab2805a4dc1d3:0xab0f6b348fa253f8!2sEl+Wahda+Dam+Morocco!2m2!1d-5.1067314!2d34.5735686!3e0!3m5!1s0xd0ab2805a4dc1d3:0xab0f6b348fa253f8!8m2!3d34.5735686!4d-5.1067314!16s%2Fg%2F1tcyb4bf?entry=ttu. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230522045632/https://en.hespress.com/62195-netflix-plans-to-expand-operations-in-africa.html. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230522045506/https://en.hespress.com/62216-morocco-invests-5-8-billion-dirhams-in-new-gas-turbine-power-plant.html. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://gasoutlook.com/analysis/renewables-delay-risks-higher-morocco-gas-oil-dependence/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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